Approximately 100 industry experts, policymakers and senior leaders from the insurance and reinsurance industries gathered at Lloyd's of London on November 29 for a timely discussion on natural catastrophe resiliency. As the full impact of the devastating 2017 hurricane season has become clear, the role of governments in the provision of insurance pools and regulation more generally has re-emerged as a critical topic for the industry to consider, as has the role insurance providers play in improving natural catastrophe resiliency, both as it relates to the impact of risk-based insurance rates on consumer decisions and the ways in which mitigation saves lives and helps communities confront natural disasters. Click here to learn more about this forum.

Leadership Forum Speakers, pictured left to right, are John M. Huff, Former Director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration and Immediate Past President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC); Kevin O'Donnell, President and CEO, RenaissanceRe; Aidan Kerr, Director of Operations, Flood Re and Stephen Weinstein, Chairman, RenaissanceRe Risk Sciences Foundation.

The National Institute of Building Sciences Issues a New Report on the Value of Mitigation

Mitigation funding can save the nation $6 in future disaster costs,
for every $1 spent on hazard mitigation.
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to read the report!